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TEMPORARY PUBLIC POLICY ON THE EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WHEN A TEMPORARY WORKER IS CHANGING EMPLOYMENT.

FROM IRCC: TEMPORARY PUBLIC POLICY ON THE EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WHEN A TEMPORARY WORKER IS CHANGING EMPLOYMENT.

This public
policy comes into effect on May
12, 2020, and remains in effect until it is revoked by the Minister
of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. These measures are set out to
enable temporary workers in Canada with authorization to work in Canada (that
is, a valid work permit or authorization to work without a permit) who are
required to obtain a new employer-specific work permit before commencing a new
job to begin working in a new job while their work permit application is
pending. The measures include an exemption from providing biometrics in support
of the work permit application if the Service Canada office serving the area
where the applicant lives is temporarily closed and is not collecting
biometrics due to the pandemic.

Individuals
expected to benefit from these measures include foreign nationals who

have implied status, meaning they are authorized to work while their work permit application is pending, but are bound to the conditions imposed on their expired work permit, such that they cannot move to a new occupation or employer while on implied status

continue to hold a valid work permit that limits them to working for a named employer, but need to transition to a different occupation or employer for reasons that may include having been laid off due to COVID-19 impacts

are work permit exempt, but require a work permit to work in a new occupation or for a new employer